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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1999
Richard E. Campbell, Jr., Midland, MI (US);
Mark H. McAdon, Midland, MI (US);
Peter N. Nickias, Midland, MI (US);
Jasson T. Patton, Midland, MI (US);
Oscar D. Redwine, Midland, MI (US);
Francis J. Timmers, Midland, MI (US);
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to &agr;-olefin/vinyl aromatic monomer interpolymers with characteristic signals in their carbon 13 NMR spectra. In particular, ethylene/styrene copolymers of the present invention have peaks in the carbon 13 NMR spectra which appear in the chemical shift range 43.70-44.25 ppm, preferably from 43.75-44.25 ppm and 38.0-38.5 ppm, said peaks being at least three times the peak to peak noise. The interpolymers are prepared by polymerizing the appropriate mixture of monomers in the presence of a catalyst such as racemic-(dimethylsilanediyl(2-methyl-4-phenylindenyl)) zirconium dichloride. The polymers of the present invention posses increased modulus as determined from both tensile stress/strain and dynamic mechanical data at comparable vinyl aromatic monomer levels.